Holly Wade joins Jim Blasingame to report on the hiring, capital spending and sales sentiment of small businesses, which are improving enough to like the trends, if we don’t like the numbers.
Holly Wade joins Jim Blasingame to report on the fact that with all the stimulus money, and the overall strength of Main Street businesses, the national economy should be very strong for the next couple of quarters, even though not for all sectors.
Holly Wade joins Jim Blasingame to report on the NFIB’s Index of Small Business Optimism, which has delivered a response that is down from a year ago, but on par with the study average, and above the entire Obama-era average.
Holly Wade joins Jim Blasingame to report on the NFIB’s Index which shows an overall drop in optimism because of hiring and sales, but boosted by compensation and capital spending.
Holly Wade joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the financial strength and operating courage of America’s small businesses and how this sector helped prevent a depression, instead of a recession.
Holly Wade joins Jim Blasingame to report on the new NFIB Index of Small Business Optimism, which while the level rose above 100, the overall optimism and performance expectations were mixed – still a lot of uncertainty.
Holly Wade joins Jim Blasingame to report on the recent survey of small business owners about their experiences during the pandemic shutdown, including participation in government assistance programs like the PPP and EIDL.
Holly Wade joins Jim Blasingame to report on how small businesses feel about returning to “normal,” which ranged from early next year, to several years.
Holly Wade joins Jim Blasingame to report on the NFIB Index of Small Business Optimism that shows while sentiment has improved, it’s still in a diminished state from pre-pandemic conditions.
Holly Wade joins Jim Blasingame to report on the NFIB small business index which shows that while unemployment is still high, it’s improved significantly from April, no small thanks to the PPP support from the government.
